Justice., 1887-12-24
E%A'S LESSON.

storm brewing as Richard Hayes entered
his honse at 7 O'Clock one fine evening III
lime: his little 3-year-old Mary ran
eagerly to meet him, and baby Harry
stretched out his dimpled hands and
nrattled a glad welcome, but his wife's
face showed that no pleasant greeting
awaited him from her.
$50 YOU have condescended to put ID
an appearanee at last!" she said angrily.
7 concluded YOU intended to stay all night
watching that silly baseball game ana
guzzling beer.
Richards face flushed painfully at the
last taunt, so wholly undeserved. Al.
though harsh words were becoming OF
almost daily occurrence in his once
bapny home. he felt them most keenly
now. as they were uttered in the presence
! of an intimate friend. who had never be-
fore seen these too frequent outbursts OF
anger.
s.Well. come to supper" Eva said un-
praciorslv; ''you have kept us waiting
an hour, and I've no doupV Clarlce 10
half starved. ="
Clarice protested pleasantly, and Rich
ard made courteous excuses for his de
Law. but Eva was too angry and impa-
tient to heed them. Her sharp words
and unkind reproaches marred all the
Measure there might have been at her
neatly spread supper table.
At the earliest moment Richard es-
caped from the unpleasant home atmos-
nhere and took his little ones out Tor
walk.
To Clarice the whole scene had been
painful. Slight indications OF growing
nnLapniness between her friend and her
husband had been betrayed before, but
nothing like this. And it had been such
q nleasant nome. She remembered how
ny.ond Eva had been of her handsome,
even tempered husband, how devotedly
she had seemed to love him in those early
days. She recalled the tender condolences
+ Eva had poured into her ears OF his
natience, his constant kindness and gen
erous devotion; but now, in her impa-
n tience and i'll temper, everything was
wronc-pettv faults and. foibles, that
would have passed unnoticed in the old
S. days, were dwelt upon harshly and mag
% nifed into serious defects.
or A merry thoughtless girl, fond OF
A society and gay pleasures, Eva had taken
u unon herself the duties of wife and
l. mother without thought of how weary
n the harden might prove to be.
For tX,o OF three ye2rs she bore theH
- remarkably well; she was very proud o.
her handsome husband, her pleasant home
Ill and Her bright, sprightly little girl, whom
every one admired and petted. But VIII
- the coming of the second child her care
increased, the household duties became
heavier, and her confinement to nom
i, closer She never realized how largel,
tbe nervous irritation, which made her s.
cross and fault finding, was caused b
these things.
Confined to her close, warm rooms da
after day, with rarely any other societ
than her little ones, who shared her lit
liability. the troubles had increase
rapidly. -,
From AN occasional impatient word,
had grown to sharp, angry reproach'
and constant fault finding, until Klchar
was beginning to seek pleasure IN III
society of friends outside, only to be M
with still harsher words each time on d
Y return Thoughtless and ignorant OF u
" Iope of health. il never occurred to elth
). that a ride or walk each day, a re
hours in the open air. would do more
f cJ1rG all llli5 tLOuDAO
= sermons or good resolutions.
The dav of Clarice's visit everythn
: had cone wrong. 1t had been very war;
and Eva had spent many hours III
D close, hot kitchen, over the IRONING q
IN baking, while May, mlschlevouS III
IN pnss had been unusually trOubleson
scarcely out of one piece OF nisctlei
r. fore She was into another keeping
% baby in constant fretfulneSs by her te
% ing until Eva's patience was eXna'lsl.
- without the additional veXation OF nav
her husband take advantage OF
holiday 10 attend baseball game
g. delav lis return beyond the usual hou
rrc ..Oh. if girls only knew when u
MN were well OF. they would never marry
she said bitterly, as she seated heTseH
10 the parlOr window with hef me
Ia .sJust look at the coZy life L led bel
marriage; and now 1t IS WORK, VIC
So @ from morning till night, no chance
rest OF recreation, no opportunity 10
81 ont. and the children drive NE nef
loi wild. while my husband cares no N
-eI than block for all my troubles. u
sn' wish were free once more! "ou
ler - she broke off abruptly, and lea
e., ont of the window. For heaven sax
she cried, eXcltedly, just iooN "e
child! May, come out of the road
lWS instant, or you'll get a good whlpp
w Dick Hayes, are you crazy There's
- child in the middle of the road, haoI
'0'' be run over at any moment. s sn
man YOU are to take Gaze OF the cmldre
10 NAV was in the street, running
and there, kicking at some bits OF $
and now and then stopping TO daI
whirling and twisting, jumping Ill
ballet dancer, while her father, on
- walk near her, was pushing the baby
rage containing little Harry, wal
rn I slowly, his eyes bent on the pavem
! - evidently unnlindful of what was pas
around him At the sound of his W
sharp voice be lifted his head. and
the first time saw Mays danger.
NJ "Come here, May, this instant!
HNi called quickly. But May stopped
AND moment only in her dancing, then !"
ing on her foot cast saucy, de
glance at her father.
May. do you hear me? ne sad
RT ". .sCome over here!" And drof